Six hundred and fortieth chapters stab in the back
Chapter 643: Stabbing in the Back
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. However, during these two days, Liu Hua was not happy for too long with the good news of defeating the Japanese mixed detachment. Immediately afterwards, a bigger problem began to trouble him.
Liu Hua's heart.
The three main divisions that were confronting their two main divisions showed no movement as the advance detachment retreated. They were still stationed steadily beside them. However, the Japanese army wasted a large amount of military supplies and was fighting with itself.
It is a meaningless military confrontation. There is only one ultimate reason for it, and that is that behind this gesture, there is a larger conspiracy against itself.
However, two days have passed. Although I frowned and thought hard about the military map in front of me for two days, I still haven't come up with any results.
Early in the morning, after hurriedly eating a simple breakfast, Liu Hua once again came to the quiet headquarters and began to think about his day. However, less than ten minutes after Liu Hua sat down, Commander Zhou Baozhong's
The figure appeared at the entrance of the command department. Immediately afterwards, an impatient and familiar voice reached Liu Hua's ears.
"Commander, how long will this wait... Two days have passed, and the little Japs ten kilometers away have made no movement except for sending a large number of reconnaissance troops around us. This is a meaningless confrontation.
,How long do you want to persist? Do you think these little devils are crazy..."
Zhou Baozhong's irritable words are very unpleasant to listen to. However, listening to Liu Hua's ears is like a key to the heart, and all the problems that have troubled Liu Hua's mind are cleared up in a matter of seconds.
Unlock them all. Immediately, Liu Hua, who had completely emerged from countless questions, answered Zhou Baozhong in front of him.
"It's been two days, we can never be so passive anymore. No matter what, we must take the initiative in the entire battle, otherwise, in front of the little devils who have a lot of advantages, we will only be passively beaten. Who knows, at this time,
What bigger conspiracy is the little devil brewing at this moment? And when the time comes, what will greet us will be an even bigger storm than the previous two days."
Hearing Liu Hua's answer in front of him, Zhou Baozhong's eyes lit up and he quickly asked with gleaming eyes: "Commander, do you have any ideas?"
"We don't have any ideas yet. However, we must not be so passive anymore. We must find a way to break this deadlock." Liu Hua shook his head first. Then, he ordered with a sure look on his face.
Seeing Zhou Baozhong in front of him, as his words fell, the eagerness he showed just now disappeared immediately, and after revealing a trace of frustration, Liu Hua continued to speak.
"Comrade Zhou Baozhong, I now order all the troops hidden around the four main divisions of the Japanese army to attack immediately and eliminate all the reconnaissance troops sent by the Japanese army. Of course, the two main divisions around us also began to take action to eliminate all small forces around us.
The eyes and ears of the Japanese. In short, before it gets dark today, I will make the little Japanese opposite us blind and deaf..."
"Yes, Commander. Don't worry. The soldiers have been holding back their nerves for the past few days. I will make sure that all the eyes of the little devils around will be wiped out..." When he heard about the combat mission, Zhou Baozhong's face immediately changed.
The clouds turned clear, and he replied with a smile on his face.
"Also, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang and order the intelligence office of the base area to take action immediately to find out the movements of all Japanese and puppet troops around the base area. If there is any situation, report it immediately. I always feel that the little devil is in this kind of situation.
Behind the military confrontation, there is a huge conspiracy against us, so we have to guard against it," Liu Hua continued to order.
The three divisions around the three main divisions of the Japanese army, plus the two main divisions around Liu Hua. A total of more than 20,000 commanders and fighters from five divisions entered combat mode at the same time.
Faced with the crazy encirclement and suppression by more than 20,000 commanders and fighters, it can be said that no one of the various spies and reconnaissance troops sent by the Japanese army slipped through the net, and they all became the target of the soldiers' guns.
After losing nearly a thousand elite scouts, the three main divisions of the Japanese army finally calmed down. They just continued to send out a large number of reconnaissance planes to conduct uninterrupted patrols and reconnaissance against the main force of the Eighth Route Army in all directions to prevent the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
, withdrew from the battlefield under their noses.
In the Sifangtuo headquarters, just when everyone was immersed in the joy of annihilating nearly a thousand Japanese scouts in one day and completely calming down the little devils, a burst of rapid footsteps interrupted everyone's happy mood.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of anxious sounds reached the ears of several people.
"Reporting to all chiefs, Director Qian of the Base Intelligence Department has an urgent message..."
Taking the telegram from the hands of the communications staff, Zhou Baozhong browsed it quickly, and his brows that had just relaxed immediately furrowed into a deep frown. Then, he said to Liu Hua beside him.
"Commander, behind the military confrontation with our army, the little devil is indeed hiding a huge conspiracy. According to the intelligence department's reconnaissance, the Japanese army in the direction of Shanhaiguan has once again assembled and mobilized the strength of two divisions.
Quickly attack and advance towards our base area. In addition, in the northwest area of Mengshan Mountain, a large number of Japanese garrison troops and puppet Manchurian Army troops are gathering... If nothing else, these troops must be coming towards our base area."
After listening to the contents of the telegram, Commander Liu Hua could not help but exclaimed.
"The little devils really think highly of us. They have just dispatched five main divisions with hundreds of thousands of troops. Following closely, they have dispatched at least three more divisions. A total of 150,000 troops.
It seems that another more violent storm is about to hit our base area..."
Later, before everyone could react from the shock, Liu Hua asked Zhou Baozhong in front of him: "Old Zhou, in the Shanhaiguan area, there are only 12 main divisions in the general offensive. Before the war, seven full divisions had been eliminated.
three main divisions. Now, two main divisions have been removed once again. At this moment, there are still three main divisions with more than 60,000 troops. Sixty thousand little devils, facing our field army of hundreds of thousands
Can they withstand the fierce attack of the army? Is the little Japanese commander crazy? Isn't he worried about us breaking through their Shanhaiguan defense line?"
In response to Liu Hua's question, Zhou Baozhong shook his head, pointed to the military map in front of him and said: "Commander, I don't even tell you that you know the terrain of the Sanhaiguan area. It can be said that one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it.
.Although the main force of our field army has hundreds of thousands of elite troops. However, in front of Shanhaiguan, if we carry out a strong attack, we will not be able to use our powerful troops. Therefore, 60,000 little devils, holding on to a Shanhaiguan, will definitely not be able to do anything in a short time.
Any questions…”
"It seems that the little devils have underestimated our combat effectiveness. Similarly, we have also underestimated their combat effectiveness. Originally, we thought that the main force of the field army would quickly break through the Japanese army's Shanhaiguan defense line and exit the customs. They would cooperate with us to give the Japanese army a head start.
Attack from a pincer and annihilate the remaining four divisions. Now it seems that this wish cannot be realized for the time being. Communications staff officer, please immediately send a telegram to Commander Liu Xiaogang of the Special Warfare Division."
"Order the Special Operations Division to dispatch a powerful force and set off immediately to slow down the march of the Japanese reinforcements."
Looking at the communications staff officer who was leaving quickly, Liu Hua continued to order to Zhou Baozhong in front of him: "Old Zhou, immediately send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang. Let the high-power radio station of the base communications office immediately contact Luo Ronghuan, who is fighting a fierce battle in the Shanhaiguan area.
Political Commissar, I want to inquire about the specific progress of the troops and the current battle situation, please hurry up..."
"Yes, Commander..."
Shanhaiguan, this ancient city wall is known as the most powerful pass in the world and has condensed the blood of countless toiling people. At this moment, it is undergoing the baptism of countless cannonballs. With the explosion of cannonballs, sections of solid city walls are being destroyed by countless cannonballs.
Under the baptism, it slowly collapsed and eventually turned into ruins.
And just as the heavy artillery division of the Guannai Field Army concentrated its artillery fire on this section of the ancient city wall, inside Shanhaiguan, the artillery units belonging to the three main divisions of the Japanese army launched a counterattack not to be outdone. On both sides, the enemy and we had hundreds of guns of various calibers.
Artillery, on the small battlefield of Shanhaiguan, you come and go, and the fight is very enjoyable.
All the officers and men of the heavy artillery division braved the fierce Japanese artillery fire and kept pouring artillery shells one after another into the ancient city wall that had caused heavy casualties to the infantry. The infantry soldiers, who had been fighting hard for a week, were not far behind.
Under the cover of a large number of light and heavy machine guns behind them, they braved the intensive firepower fired by the Japanese troops on the city wall and launched one attack after another, hoping to break through the Shanhaiguan defense line in front of them as early as possible.
A regiment-level attack, under the crazy counterattack of the Japanese army, left the bodies of nearly a hundred soldiers under the city wall, and then retreated to the position again. Faced with the heavy casualties of the troops, Li Qing, chief of staff of the field army, decisively issued an order.
He gave the order to stop the attack. Then he quickly rushed into the headquarters and said to the motionless political commissar Luo Ronghuan who was staring at the map in front of him.
"Political Commissar, we can't continue fighting like this. Every time we attack, we have to pay at least one company's casualties. A week has passed. The entire field army and five field columns have taken turns to go into battle, leaving behind in front of the little Japanese position.
There are more than 2,000 bodies of soldiers. As for the seriously wounded during the attack, they also reached an astonishing 2,000 people. If the attack continues like this, we will almost kill all the main divisions..."
Facing the huge casualties of the troops, the political commissar Luo Ronghuan, who was both a father and a mother in the field army, felt very unbearable and sad. However, when he thought of the tense military situation outside the customs and the safety of Commander Liu Hua, Luo Ronghuan's
There was a look of helplessness on his face.
After letting out a long sigh, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan replied: "Old Li, I know everything about the situation. However, the fighting outside the Pass has been going on for a week, and so far, we know nothing about it. You know,
The commander has only 40,000 combat-ready troops at his side. However, the Japanese Kwantung Army has five divisions and hundreds of thousands of troops. The disparity in strength between the enemy and us is so huge that I am really worried about the commander's safety..."
Changing the topic, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan continued: "So, Lao Li, although our casualties are very high, I can guarantee that in the face of our army's powerful offensive, the Japanese army's casualties will never be less than ours. Tell me below
Commanders and fighters at all levels, please hold on. I will replenish the troops as much as they have been defeated after leaving the border. In a word, we must do our best to break through the Shanhaiguan defense line in the shortest possible time, and with the commander
Convergence…”
"Yes, political commissar..." Li Qing replied with a brave face.
However, just as he finished speaking, the figure of the communications staff of the Field Army Headquarters appeared in front of the two of them. Seeing Luo Ronghuan and Li Qing gathered in the headquarters, the communications staff spoke breathlessly.
"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander Yang of the Mengshan Base Area outside the Pass forwarded the commander's telegram. He inquired about the current progress of the main force of our field army and the latest battle situation, and asked us to call back immediately..."
"The political commissar is the commander..." After hearing the contents of the telegram, Li Qing's face immediately showed an excited look. He said to the political commissar Luo Ronghuan in front of him.
"Yes, a week has passed, and I finally heard the commander's voice. Since the commander asked us about the current battle situation, it means that the current commander is not in any danger. Lao Li, the order just given took up time.
Do not convey it downwards. However, there cannot be any pause in the current intensity of the Japanese attack. Order each column to attack in turn. However, during the attack, the casualties of the troops must be controlled..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan was informed.
After hearing the news that the commander was safe and sound at this moment, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and said to Li Qing beside me.
"Yes, political commissar, I will give the order right away..." Li Qing replied decisively.
Looking at Chief of Staff Li Qing who was leaving quickly, Luo Ronghuan also showed a long-lost smile. Then he answered to the communications staff officer in front of him.
"Immediately call the commander back. Because the terrain is unfavorable to our army, the troops cannot deploy on the battlefield at all. In one week, the main force of our field army has paid the price of more than 4,000 casualties. However, nothing has been achieved.
Substantial progress. At present, our field army is concentrating its forces and continuing to attack the enemies in Shanhaiguan...Commander, please make a decision...send the telegram immediately..."
Looking at the communications staff officer leaving quickly, political commissar Luo Ronghua couldn't help but mutter to himself: "I hope the commander can come up with a good strategy so that the main force of the field army can quickly pass through the Shanhaiguan defense line with minimal casualties.
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However, as the political commissar Luo Ronghuan also knew that facing the heavy defense of the Japanese army and the favorable terrain around Shanhaiguan, it would be almost impossible to break through the Shanhaiguan defense line in front of him in a short period of time with minimal casualties.
Things. Thinking of this, Luo Ronghuan smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly at what he just said. Then, he walked to the huge military map and continued to think about possible countermeasures to the current war situation.
The reply from Luo Ronghuan, political commissar of the field army, was immediately forwarded to the Sifangtuo temporary headquarters. After reading the battle report in front of me, especially when I saw the main force of the field army, this extremely powerful force, in less than a week,
, after paying the price of more than 4,000 casualties. Liu Hua, the founder of this army, could not help but clenched his fists and secretly vowed in his heart that he would make the Japanese Kwantung Army pay for its debt with blood.
"Old Zhou, what do you think of this problem? You are more familiar with the situation in Shanhaiguan than I am. Do you have any good suggestions? You know, every minute of delay now, the main force of our field army will lose countless people.
Soldiers died on the battlefield..." After a brief moment of anger, Liu Hua immediately put away his angry mood. After sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Liu Hua asked Zhou Baozhong beside him.
However, what disappointed him was that after reading the contents of the telegram, Zhou Baozhong just shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Commander, if such a large force wants to cross the border, it can only go through Shanhaiguan."
.If we attack from the front, there is only one way, and that is to attack by force. The Japanese army has three divisions and 60,000 troops stationed in Shanhaiguan. If their deployment cannot be completely disrupted, the troops will not be able to pass through the majestic pass of Shanhaiguan..."
"However, a strong attack from the front is time-consuming and requires a lot of sacrifices. This is what I don't want to see. Old Zhou, think about it carefully and see if there are any shortcuts. For example, sneak attacks, night attacks...
." Liu Hua shook his head and asked Zhou Baozhong in front of him expectantly.
"Commander, there is a shortcut. However, for us at present, this shortcut can be said to be powerless..." After thinking for a short time, Zhou Baozhong's eyes lit up and he spoke.
"Uh? Tell me..." For a moment, Liu Hua's eyes showed a hint of sharpness, and he quickly asked.
"Yes, the situation is like this. Although Shanhaiguan is the most powerful pass in the world, its defense direction, because the Kwantung Army has been operating for a long time, is only facing the inside of the pass. Over time, there has been no defense outside the pass. So.
, if we can send a surprise force to stab the Japanese army from behind, I can guarantee that the Shanhaiguan garrison troops will never be able to stop our front and rear attacks..." Zhou Baozhong answered with certainty.